Fall River Ponta Delgada
| Full name | Ponta Delgada Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 19xx |
| Dissolved | 19xx |
| Stadium |
Mark's Stadium North Tiverton, Rhode Island |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| League | National Soccer League of New England: (19xx-19xx) American Soccer League: (1951-1953) |
Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, also referred to as Fall River Ponta Delgada, was a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. The club was formed by members of the city’s Portuguese community and shared its name with Ponta Delgada, the capital city of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s they were one of the most successful amateur teams in the United States, winning the National Amateur Cup six times. In 1947 they won the first-ever National Challenge Cup / National Amateur Cup double. The same year their entire squad was selected en masse to represent the United States at the inaugural North American soccer championship. Between 1951 and 1953 they also played in the American Soccer League. They played some home games at Mark's Stadium in North Tiverton, Rhode Island, previously the home of Fall River Marksmen. Like the Marksmen, they did this to avoid the Massachusetts Blue Laws that prevented them from playing Sunday games.
Ponta Delgada first came to national attention when they won the National Amateur Cup in 1938, beating Pittsburgh Heidelberg 2-1 in the final on May 1. However, it was during the 1940s and 1950s, inspired by the unrelated John Souza and Ed Souza, that the club enjoyed its golden era. They won the Amateur Cup three times in a row between 1946 and 1948 and then again in 1950 and 1953. They also reached three National Challenge Cup finals, winning the competition in 1947.
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